Luis Rioja

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rioja and the second or maternal family name is González.

Luis Rioja
Personal information
Full name Luis Jesús Rioja González
Date of birth (1993-10-16) 16 October 1993
Place of birth Las Cabezas de San Juan, Spain
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Valencia
Number 22
Youth career
1999–2012 Cabecense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Cabecense 35 (4)
2013–2014 Real Madrid C 33 (0)
2014–2017 Celta B 65 (8)
2017–2018 Marbella 46 (5)
2018–2019 Almería 39 (4)
2019–2024 Alavés 180 (21)
2024– Valencia 36 (5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 May 2025

Luis Jesús Rioja González (born 16 October 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left winger and left back for Valencia CF.

Career

Rioja was born in Las Cabezas de San Juan, Seville, Andalusia, and was a CD Cabecense youth graduate. He made his senior debut on 2 September 2012, playing the last 22 minutes of a 2–0 Tercera División home win against Cádiz CF B.

Rioja scored his first senior goal on 18 November 2012, in a 4–0 home routing of Arcos CF, and finished the campaign with four goals in 35 appearances. On 27 June of the following year, he signed a three-year deal with Real Madrid and was assigned to the C-team in Segunda División B.[2]

On 27 July 2014, Rioja joined another reserve team, Celta de Vigo B in the third division.[3] On 4 January 2017, he moved to fellow league team Marbella FC.[4]

On 23 July 2018, Rioja agreed to a two-year contract with Segunda División side UD Almería.[5] He made his professional debut on 17 August, starting in a 1–0 away loss against Cádiz CF.[6]

Rioja scored his first professional goal on 26 August 2018, netting the opener in a 1–1 home draw against CD Tenerife.[7] He was a regular starter for the club during the campaign, contributing four goals in 39 appearances.

On 1 July 2019, Rioja signed a four-year deal with La Liga side Deportivo Alavés, as the club activated his release clause.[8] He made his debut in the league on 18 August, starting in a 1–0 home defeat of Levante UD.[9]

On 22 August 2024, Rioja signed a two-year contract with Valencia CF.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 June 2023[11][12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cabecense 2012–13 Tercera División 35 4 — — 35 4
Real Madrid C 2013–14 Segunda División B 33 0 — — 33 0
Celta B 2014–15 Segunda División B 28 4 — — 28 4
2015–16 37 4 — — 37 4
2016–17 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 65 8 0 0 0 0 65 8
Marbella 2016–17 Segunda División B 16 0 — — 16 0
2017–18 30 5 2 0 2[a] 0 34 5
Total 46 5 2 0 2 0 50 5
Almería 2018–19 Segunda División 39 4 2 1 — 41 5
Alavés 2019–20 La Liga 28 0 1 0 — 29 0
2020–21 35 4 1 1 — 36 5
2021–22 37 1 2 1 — 39 2
2022–23 Segunda División 38 10 3 0 4[a] 0 45 10
2023–24 La Liga 37 5 2 0 0 0 39 5
2024–25 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Total 176 20 9 2 4 0 189 22
Career total 394 41 13 3 6 0 413 44
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoff

Honours

Alavés

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Luis Rioja" (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Luis deja el Cabecense y ya es oficialmente merengue" [Luis leaves Cabecense and is officially merengue] (in Spanish). Estadio Deportivo. 27 June 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Luis Rioja, velocidad y desborde para el Celta B" [Luis Rioja, speed and skill for Celta B] (in Spanish). Celta Vigo. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  4. ^ "El Marbella FC ficha a Luis Rioja, procedente del Celta de Vigo" [Marbella FC sign Luis Rioja, from Celta de Vigo] (in Spanish). Marbella 24 Hores. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Luis Rioja, extremo zurdo, décimo fichaje del Almería" [Luis Rioja, left winger, tenth signing of Almería] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Álex Fernández da la primera victoria de la temporada al Cádiz" [Alex Fernández gives the first victory of the season to Cádiz] (in Spanish). Marca. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Malbasic rescata un punto para el Tenerife" [Malbasic rescues a point for Tenerife] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  8. ^ "Luis Rioja llega al Deportivo Alavés" [Luis Rioja arrives at Deportivo Alavés] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Joselu y Pacheco dan la primera victoria al Alavés" [Joselu and Pacheco give the first win to Alavés] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Official Statement | Luis Rioja". Valencia CF. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  11. ^ Luis Rioja at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  12. ^ Luis Rioja at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
  13. ^ "Luis Rioja named LaLiga SmartBank Player of the Month for February". La Liga. 2 March 2023.
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